On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:15:38 -0500 Kim Malo <kimmalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
At 09:53 PM 11/15/2003, Sean Giovanello wrote:Even mentioning the max and Eric Williams in the same sentence makes no sense.
Well yes it does, when the sentence is saying not to pay him the max, which is what the original sentence did.
Eric Williams is a nice player, but no better than a 7th man on 90%
of the teams in the league.
I would not even give him the money they gave Walter in the offseason. The
trick in a game with a salary cap is to plug young cheap guys or old cheap
guys into the role playing slots. We already have Raef to be our 7th man,
why do we need to bring Williams back?
Hardly comparable though, are they? VERY different games and roles on the team both on the court and off it and that's not likely to change. While silly me, I thought the trick with salary cap and everything else was to do what you have to to build a winner not just to plug slots each season. Some guys mean more to one team than another separate from talent level and I think that applies to EWill on the Cs - from drawing fouls on offense when no one else will (think back to the change when he stepped on the court against the Kings) to just plain toughness on and off the court. Listen to the players and he is probably the heart and soul of the team, not the stars.
I'd certainly sign EWill to the money Walter got (which BTW, WAS fairly cheap money at only about 1M per) LONG before I'd have signed Walter to it. And yes, I'd have said the same thing before Walter got off to such a bad start this season. I'd like to keep EWill myself, but the sticking point is what it might cost.
Kim
-------Original Message-------
From: Bos3332@xxxxxxx Date: Saturday, November 15, 2003 5:48:30 PM To: celtics@xxxxxxxx Subject: Eric Williams
I just wanted to say that I think that Eric Williams shouldn't be traded and should be resigned. He is a valuable asset to this team offensively and defensively. I am not saying giving him the max or anything but think he should be kept as starter til we find someone better and then 6th man. He always plays all out and a good presence. Just what I think.-Tony